the world with Thomas Piketty

Thomas Piketty fustige des Européens qui se donnent bonne conscience en Afrique, dans Le Monde/Afrique, propos recueillis par Laurence Caramel, le 11 sept 2015;

Economist Thomas Piketty helps Podemos election bid, on The Olive Press.es, by Staff reporter, Sept 10, 2015;

EU must force more transparency from companies in Africa – Piketty, on YAHOOnews, by Joe Bavier, Sept 10, 2015: the European Union should require companies operating in Africa to disclose the taxes they pay there more transparently, to ensure they contribute fairly to government revenues, French economist Thomas Piketty said on Thursday …; Continuer la lecture de « the world with Thomas Piketty »

Culture and Art: World's Largest Artist Colony Is About To Be Bulldozed

Published on Axis of Logic, by Mallika Rao, Aug 31, 2014.

In the heart of New Delhi lives what is said to be the world’s largest collective of performers – puppeteers, drummers, monkey tamers, snake charmers, singers, acrobats, and more. Their family units can include more than a dozen members. Dads and moms pass their art down to the kids. In Kathputli Colony that’s simply how things are done. Continuer la lecture de « Culture and Art: World's Largest Artist Colony Is About To Be Bulldozed »

Washington’s Financial Currency War on China, the Eclipsing of the US Dollar by the Yuan

Published on Global Research.ca (first on Strategic Culture Foundation), by Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya, Aug 31, 2015;

The Chinese are in the process of displacing the monopoly of the US dollar. They are dropping their US Treasury bonds, stockpiling gold reserves, and opening regional distribution banks for their own national currency. This will give them easier access to capital markets and insulate them from financial manipulation by Washington and Wall Street.   Continuer la lecture de « Washington’s Financial Currency War on China, the Eclipsing of the US Dollar by the Yuan »

Russia ready to accept Syrian refugees

Published on Russia Today RT – ombudsman, Sept 9, 2015.

The Russian Federation can host a great number of refugees from Syria, just as it has accepted a record number of people who fled the war in Ukraine, claims the presidential advocate for children’s rights, Pavel Astakhov.
“Our territory, our culture and our history, even our social situation are actually capable of withstanding this,” the ombudsman told the RSN radio when asked if Russia could open the doors for refugees from Syria. Continuer la lecture de « Russia ready to accept Syrian refugees »